Explosive Leash: Difference between revisions

 

See also [[Why Am I Ticking]], [[Boxed Crook]], and [[Your Head Asplode]]. For non-exploding examples, consider a [[Restraining Bolt]] or [[Slave Collar]].

 

== Anime and Manga ==

* In ''[[The World Only God Knows]]'', Keima gets a collar after inadvertently making a contract with Elsee, a minor demon, to capture wayward spirits. Elsee doesn't go into detail on what would happen if Keima disobeys, apart from an ominous "you'll lose your head". Elsee has a collar as well, and if Keima's goes off, so does ''hers'', so she's got kind of an interest in making sure he follows through.

* ''[[Cyber City Oedo 808]]'' had its main characters fitted with explosive collars to ensure they would carry out their missions.

* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' does it with the Gurren Lagann itself -- Simon {{spoiler|was scheduled to be executed}}, but he still ''had to'' kick some alien butt before it reached the city, so he asked {{spoiler|Rossiu}} to have his [[Humongous Mecha]] packed with explosives. To insure he didn't make a [[Heroic Sacrifice]], they also had Kinon ride along in the mech, because Simon definitely wouldn't sacrifice ''someone else's'' life.

* In ''[[G Gundam]]'', the space pirate Argo Gulskii was persuaded to become Neo Russia's Gundam Fighter after his crew were captured, so to gain their freedom if he wins the Gundam Fight. He however is a prisoner for life, which means he must wear handcuffs all the time (which have an on-off switch), and has a bomb strapped to his chest. However {{spoiler|Just before the final battle against the Devil Gundam, his 'prison warden' Nastasha Zabicov removes the handcuffs and the bomb against orders so he can fight freely. She also frees his friends while she's at it.}}

* ''[[Cyborg 009]]'' uses this with a spin. {{spoiler|Shinichi Ibaraki, Mary Onodera and Masaru Oyamada}} were not only forcibly turned into Cyborgs, but they got bombs implanted in their bodies as a way to keep them under control in their mission. {{spoiler|Said mission was to kill their former [[True Companions|True Companion]] Joe Shimamura aka 009; when they cannot bring themselves to do it, the bombs are activated, and the three kids die.}}

* A (comparatively) lite version appears in ''[[Deadman Wonderland]]'', where all the prisoners are fitted with ''poisonous'' collars. The poison takes three days to kill the prisoners, in which time they have to be able to purchase the antidote [[It Makes Sense in Context|candies]]. So, if they don't get the candies, they die. If they ''escape'', they will have no way to get the candies, and die.

 

 

* In the ''[[Criminal Minds (TV)|Criminal Minds]]'' episode "Won't Get Fooled Again", where a man walks up to the FBI with a bomb strapped round his neck.

* Used in the ''[[Law and Order Criminal Intent]]'' episode "Pas de Deux" (which was probably inspired by the Brian Wells case described below).

* In season 2 of ''[[Alias (TV)|Alias]]'', Sydney's {{spoiler|former KGB mother}} wears one for an episode to ensure her cooperation and prevent her from escaping while on a mission in India.

* ''[[Crusade (TV)|Crusade]]'': [[Smug Snake|Max Eilseron]] uses one of these on a [[Loan Shark]], a rather literal case of [[Applied Phlebotinum]], since the collar is fired from a gun and seems to form itself around the victim's neck at high velocity, forming into a seamless tamper-proof explosive collar. He does this to get the guy to stay away from Max's ex-wife. {{spoiler|Not because he was particularly fond of her, but because the guy was holding their cat hostage. The safe return of the cat was also part of the deal.}}

* Brad has one in ''[[Wild Arms 2 (Video Game)|Wild Arms 2]]'' to force his joining the team. Ironically, an enemy that creates an exact duplicate of Brad is killed when the bomb is duplicated as well and explodes.

* ''[[Xenogears (Video Game)|Xenogears]]'': Everyone who in the Prisoner's D Block. Interestingly, it is possible by random chance to remove the bomb; but the [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|plot forces you to go through the required fighting anyways.]]

* ''[[Fallout (Video Game)|Fallout]]'' series

** ''[[Fallout 3 (Video Game)|Fallout 3]]'' features exploding slave collars that can be activated by radio or a device the player is given if they work for the slavers.

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